Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Dateline Venezia: News When You Need It!

Venezia. April 30, 2008(F&L). According to all reports (or at least the one we read during cocktail hour) the authorities are serious about the ban on pigeon feeding in St. Mark's. However, the ban is not pigeon feed--it also bans picnics and men with bare chests (mostly Germans I think). We have observed an increased police presence near St. Mark's and we were hoping it was not a repeat of our experience in Dubrovnik two years ago when a certain Darth Cheney came to call. Instead, it's war against pigeon feeders, people having picnics, and bare chested German men.